7th United States Congress - State Delegations

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The Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority, except during the Special session of the Senate, when there was a Federalist majority in the Senate.

This article supplements the main article with a list of the members by state delegation.

Main article: 7th United States Congress
See also: 7th United States Congress - Membership Changes
See also: 7th United States Congress - political parties
See also: United States House elections, 1800

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1801 - March 3, 1803

Previous congress: 6th Congress
Next congress: 8th Congress

[edit] Members

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1802; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1804; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1806.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

The list below is arranged by state, then by chamber. Senators are shown in order of seniority, House members in district order.

[edit] Connecticut

Senate
House of Representatives (7 seats) [1]

[edit] Delaware

Senate
House of Representatives (1 seat)

[edit] Georgia

Senate
House of Representatives (2 seats) [2]

[edit] Kentucky

Senate
House of Representatives (2 seats)

[edit] Maryland

Senate
House of Representatives (8 seats)

[edit] Massachusetts

Senate
House of Representatives (14 seats)

[edit] New Hampshire

Senate
House of Representatives (4 seats) [3]

[edit] New Jersey

Senate
House of Representatives (5 seats) [4]

[edit] New York

Senate
House of Representatives (10 seats)

[edit] North Carolina

Senate
House of Representatives (10 seats)

[edit] Ohio

Senate
  • 1: vacant [5]
  • 3: vacant
House of Representatives (1 seat)

[edit] Pennsylvania

Senate
House of Representatives (13 seats) [6]

[edit] Rhode Island

Senate
House of Representatives (2 seats) [7]

[edit] South Carolina

Senate
House of Representatives (6 seats)

[edit] Tennessee

Senate
House of Representatives (1 seat)

[edit] Vermont

Senate
House of Representatives (2 seats)

[edit] Virginia

Senate
House of Representatives (19 seats)

[edit] Delegates

Mississippi Territory
Northwest Territory

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  2. ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  3. ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  4. ^ All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
  5. ^ The official date when Ohio became a state was not set until 1953, when the 83rd U.S. Congress passed legislation designating the date of the first meeting of the Ohio state legislature, March 1, 1803, as that date. However, on April 30, 1802 the 7th U.S. Congress had passed an act "authorizing the inhabitants of Ohio to form a Constitution and state government, and admission of Ohio into the Union." On February 19, 1803 the same Congress passed an act "providing for the execution of the laws of the United States in the State of Ohio." The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress states that Ohio was admitted to the Union on November 29, 1802, and counts its seats as vacant from that date.
  6. ^ The 4th district was a plural district with two representatives.
  7. ^ Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

[edit] References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 

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